iTWire - NBN Co reveals details of Multicast offering

iTWire - NBN Co reveals details of Multicast offering: "NBN Co has revealed details of its planned multicast service that will enable ISPs to deliver bandwidth intensive content destined for multiple users (typically video) as a single data stream to the NBN rather than replicating that data stream for each individual customer."

NBN Co to launch video services in 2012 - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia

NBN Co to launch video services in 2012 - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia: "The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) has unveiled plans to launch its multi-cast video product, which will allow video services such as Foxtel to be delivered through the NBN in the middle of 2012, but the product will only be available for premises in the fibre footprint."

NBN Co urges ACCC to be flexible on competition rules | The Australian

NBN Co urges ACCC to be flexible on competition rules | The Australian: "THE NBN Co has urged the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission not to take a proscriptive approach when it finalises rules for ensuring a level playing field on the National Broadband Network."

New NBN powers let rollout bypass planning laws | The Australian

New NBN powers let rollout bypass planning laws | The Australian: "THE NBN Co would be given sweeping powers to bypass state and local laws and install broadband infrastructure without the consent of landowners under government proposals that the opposition warns could allow it to override the wishes of local communities and string more overhead fibre from telegraph poles."

NBN Co seeks to bypass state laws - National News - National - General - The Canberra Times

NBN Co seeks to bypass state laws - National News - National - General - The Canberra Times: "The Federal Government wants to be able to override some state and territory planning laws to speed up the roll out of the National Broadband Network.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy outlined today amendments he wants to make to the law and asked for comment, saying he understood there could be “local community sensitivities”."

National Broadband Network coming soon to NSW, ACT and Qld areas listed below | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews | News.com.au

National Broadband Network coming soon to NSW, ACT and Qld areas listed below | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews | News.com.au: "THE company delivering the national broadband network (NBN) will start work on another nine new sites in Queensland, NSW and the ACT over the next six months."

NBN bows to pressure, will subsidise start-ups

NBN bows to pressure, will subsidise start-ups: "NBN Co will subsidise upfront access and service charges for telecommunications companies until enough customers are connected to cover their operating costs, bowing to industry pressure for lower start-up costs.

The pricing change comes after smaller retail service providers (RSPs) complained about a speed and data charge that was required to start selling services regardless of how many customers a company had connected. "